Chronological list of the competitions for the current Olympic cycle, with the link to the Official Site of the event. European cups date refers to the final day of the major event (Football's Champions League; Basketball's EuroLeague...).
WC: World Championships; EURO: European Championships.
| Day |
Month |
Year |
From |
Sport |
Competition |
| JANUARY |
| 10 |
Jan |
2026 |
- |
Athletics |
XLVI World Cross Country Championships (Tallahassee, USA) |
| 25 |
Jan |
2026 |
10 Jan |
Waterpolo |
XXXVII Men's EURO (Belgrade, SRB) |
| FEBRUARY |
| 01 |
Feb |
2026 |
15 Jan |
Handball |
XVII Men's EURO (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) |
| 01 |
Feb |
2026 |
18 Jan |
Tennis |
Australian Open |
| 05 |
Feb |
2026 |
26 Jan |
Waterpolo |
XXI Women's EURO (Funchal, POR) |
| 08 |
Feb |
2026 |
-- |
American Football |
Super Bowl LX (San Francisco, CA) |
| 22 |
Feb |
2026 |
06 Feb |
Several |
XXV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (Milano-Cortina, ITA) |
| MARCH |
| 17 |
Mar |
2026 |
05 Mar |
Baseball |
VI World Baseball Classic |
| APRIL |
| 06 |
Apr |
2026 |
03 Apr |
Basketball |
NCAA F4 (87th men: Indianapolis // 44th women: Phoenix) |
| 06 |
Apr |
2026 |
-- |
Field Hockey |
European cups (Hertogenbosch, NED) |
| 12 |
Apr |
2026 |
09 Apr |
Golf |
Augusta Masters |
| MAY |
| 24 |
May |
2026 |
21 May |
Golf |
PGA (Newton Square, PA) |
| 24 |
May |
2026 |
-- |
Basketball |
European cups (Athens, GRE) |
| 30 |
May |
2026 |
-- |
Soccer (Football) |
European cups (Budapest, HUN) |
| 31 |
May |
2026 |
08 May |
Cycling |
109th Giro d'Italia |
| 31 |
May |
2026 |
15 May |
Ice Hockey |
89th Men's WC (Zurich & Fribourg, SUI) |
| |
May |
2026 |
-- |
Volleyball |
European cups |
| |
May |
2026 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
European cups |
| JUNE |
| 01 |
Jun |
2026 |
-- |
Waterpolo |
European cups (Final Four at Valletta, MLT) |
| 07 |
Jun |
2026 |
25 May |
Tennis |
Roland Garros (French Open) |
| 07 |
Jun |
2026 |
30 May |
Cycling |
XXXVII Giro Rosa (Women's Giro) |
| 14 |
Jun |
2026 |
-- |
Handball |
European cups (Cologne, GER) |
| 21 |
Jun |
2026 |
18 Jun |
Golf |
US Open (Southampton, NY) |
| |
Jun |
2026 |
-- |
Basketball |
NBA Finals |
| |
Jun |
2026 |
-- |
Ice Hockey |
NHL Finals |
| JULY |
| 12 |
Jul |
2026 |
29 Jun |
Tennis |
Wimbledon |
| 19 |
Jul |
2026 |
11 Jun |
Soccer (Football) |
XXIII FIFA World Cup (CAN, MEX, USA) |
| 19 |
Jul |
2026 |
16 Jul |
Golf |
British Open (Merseyside, Eng) |
| 26 |
Jul |
2026 |
04 Jul |
Cycling |
113th Tour de France |
| AUGUST |
| 08 |
Aug |
2026 |
25 Jul |
Swimming |
XXXVIII European Championships (Paris, FRA) |
| 16 |
Aug |
2026 |
10 Aug |
Athletics |
XXVII European Championships (Birmingham, GBR) |
| 30 |
Aug |
2026 |
14 Aug |
Field Hockey |
XVI Men's World Cup (Wavre, BEL & Amstelveen, NED) |
| 30 |
Aug |
2026 |
14 Aug |
Field Hockey |
XVI Women's World Cup (Wavre, BEL & Amstelveen, NED) |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 06 |
Sep |
2026 |
21 Aug |
Volleyball |
XXXIV Women's EC (AZE, CZE, SWE, TUR) |
| 13 |
Sep |
2026 |
22 Aug |
Cycling |
81st Vuelta a España |
| 13 |
Sep |
2026 |
30 Aug |
Tennis |
US Open (Flushing Meadows) |
| 13 |
Sep |
2026 |
04 Sep |
Basketball |
XX Women's World Cup (Germany) |
| 18 |
Sep |
2026 |
-- |
Motor |
Trials WC (Spain) |
| 26 |
Sep |
2026 |
09 Sep |
Volleyball |
XXXIV Men's EC (BUL, FIN, ITA, ROU) |
| 27 |
Sep |
2026 |
-- |
Cycling |
XCIII Road WC (Montreal, CAN) |
| 27 |
Sep |
2026 |
-- |
Tennis |
Billie Jean King Cup |
| 27 |
Sep |
2026 |
-- |
Triathlon |
XXXVIII WC Series Grand Final (Pontevedra, ESP) |
| OCTOBER |
| 10 |
Oct |
2026 |
- |
Triathlon |
XLIX Men's & XLVIII Women's Ironman WC (Hawaii, USA) |
| 18 |
Oct |
2026 |
02 Oct |
Roller Hockey |
XLVII Men's World Championships (Asuncion, PAR) |
| 18 |
Oct |
2026 |
02 Oct |
Roller Hockey |
XVIII Women's World Championships (Asuncion, PAR) |
| |
Oct |
2026 |
-- |
Baseball |
122nd World Series |
| |
Oct |
2026 |
-- |
Basketball |
WNBA Finals |
| NOVEMBER |
| 14 |
Nov |
2026 |
-- |
Motor |
48th World Rally Championship (Rally Saudi Arabia) |
| 16 |
Nov |
2026 |
11 Nov |
Ice Hockey |
XXV Women's World Championships (Herning, DEN) |
| 22 |
Nov |
2026 |
-- |
Motor |
78th Motorcycling WC (GP Cheste) |
| 29 |
Nov |
2026 |
-- |
Tennis |
Davis Cup |
| DECEMBER |
| 06 |
Dec |
2026 |
-- |
Motor |
77th Formula 1 WC (Abu Dhabi GP) |
| 20 |
Dec |
2026 |
03 Dec |
Handball |
XVII Women's EURO (CZE, POL, ROU, SLO, TUR) |
| Day |
Month |
Year |
From |
Sport |
Competition |
| 14 |
Feb |
2027 |
-- |
American Football |
Super Bowl LXI (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 19 |
Sep |
2027 |
11 Sep |
Athletics |
XXI IAAF World Championships (Beijing, CHN) |
| |
Oct |
2027 |
- |
Baseball |
123rd World Series |
| |
May |
2027 |
-- |
Basketball |
European cups () |
| 05 |
Apr |
2027 |
02 Apr |
Basketball |
NCAA F4 (88th men: Detroit // 45th women: Columbus) |
| 27 |
Jun |
2027 |
16 Jun |
Basketball |
XLI Women's EC (BEL, FIN, LTU, SWE) |
| |
Jun |
2027 |
-- |
Basketball |
NBA Finals |
| |
Oct |
2027 |
-- |
Basketball |
WNBA Finals |
| 12 |
Sep |
2027 |
27 Aug |
Basketball |
XX World Cup (Qatar) |
| ?? |
Nov |
2027 |
-- |
Cricket |
XIV ICC World Cup (South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe) |
| |
May |
2027 |
- |
Cycling |
110th Giro d'Italia |
| |
Jul? |
2027 |
-- |
Cycling |
XXXVIII Giro Rosa (Women's Giro) |
| |
Jul |
2027 |
- |
Cycling |
114th Tour de France |
| |
Sep |
2027 |
- |
Cycling |
82nd Vuelta a España |
| ?? |
Sep |
2027 |
-- |
Cycling |
XCIV Road WC (Haute-Savoie, FRA) |
| |
Apr |
2027 |
- |
Golf |
Augusta Masters |
| |
May |
2027 |
- |
Golf |
PGA (Frisco, TX) |
| |
Jun |
2027 |
- |
Golf |
US Open (Pebble Beach, CA) |
| |
Jul |
2027 |
- |
Golf |
British Open () |
| |
Sep |
2027 |
-- |
Golf |
XLVI Ryder Cup (County Limerick, IRL) |
| |
May? |
2027 |
-- |
Field Hockey |
European cups |
| |
Apr |
2027 |
- |
Ice Hockey |
XXVI Women's World Championships (Quebec City, CAN) |
| 30 |
May |
2027 |
14 May |
Ice Hockey |
90th Men's WC (Dusseldorf & Mannheim, GER) |
| |
Jun |
2027 |
-- |
Ice Hockey |
NHL Finals |
| |
May |
2027 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
European cups |
| |
Jul? |
2027 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
XVIII Women's European Championships () |
| |
Jul? |
2027 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
LVII Men's European Championships () |
| 31 |
Jan |
2027 |
13 Jan |
Handball |
XXX Men's WC (Germany) |
| ?? |
Jun |
2027 |
-- |
Handball |
European cups (Cologne, GER) |
| ?? |
Dec |
2027 |
- |
Handball |
XXVIII Women's WC (Hungary) |
| |
Sep |
2027 |
-- |
Motor |
Trials WC () |
| |
Nov |
2027 |
-- |
Motor |
78th Formula 1 WC () |
| |
Nov |
2027 |
-- |
Motor |
49th World Rally Championship () |
| |
Nov |
2027 |
-- |
Motor |
79th Motorcycling WC () |
| 13 |
Nov |
2027 |
01 Oct |
Rugby |
XI Men's World Cup (Australia) |
| 14 |
Feb |
2027 |
01 Feb |
Skiing |
XLIX World Championships (Crans Montana, SUI) |
| 05 |
Jun |
2027 |
-- |
Soccer (Football) |
European cups () |
| 25 |
Jul |
2027 |
24 Jun |
Soccer (Football) |
X FIFA Women's World Cup (Brazil) |
| |
Jul? |
2027 |
- |
Swimming (Aquatics) |
XXIII FINA World Championships (Budapest, HUN) |
| ?? |
Jan |
2027 |
- |
Tennis |
Australian Open |
| ?? |
Jun |
2027 |
- |
Tennis |
Roland Garros (French Open) |
| 11 |
Jul |
2027 |
28 Jun |
Tennis |
Wimbledon |
| ?? |
Sep |
2027 |
- |
Tennis |
US Open (Flushing Meadows) |
| ?? |
Nov |
2027 |
-- |
Tennis |
Billie Jean King Cup |
| ?? |
Nov |
2027 |
-- |
Tennis |
Davis Cup |
| ?? |
Oct |
2027 |
- |
Triathlon |
L Men's & XLIX Women's Ironman WC (Hawaii, USA) |
| ?? |
Sep |
2027 |
-- |
Triathlon |
XXXIX WC Series Grand Final (Hamburg, GER) |
| |
May |
2027 |
-- |
Volleyball |
European cups |
| ?? |
Sep |
2027 |
-- |
Volleyball |
XXI Women's WC () |
| ?? |
Sep |
2027 |
-- |
Volleyball |
XXII Men's WC () |
| |
May |
2027 |
-- |
Waterpolo |
European cups () |
| ?? |
?? |
2027 |
-- |
Yachting |
38th America's Cup () |
| Day |
Month |
Year |
From |
Sport |
Competition |
| 13 |
Feb |
2028 |
-- |
American Football |
Super Bowl LXII (Atlanta, GA) |
| ?? |
?? |
2026 |
- |
Athletics |
XLVII World Cross Country Championships () |
| 27? |
Aug? |
2028 |
21 Aug? |
Athletics |
XXVIII European Championships (Chorzow, POL) |
| |
Oct |
2028 |
- |
Baseball |
124th World Series |
| |
May |
2028 |
-- |
Basketball |
European cups () |
| 03 |
Apr |
2028 |
31 Mar |
Basketball |
NCAA F4 (89th men: Las Vegas // 46th women: Indianapolis) |
| |
Jun |
2028 |
-- |
Basketball |
NBA Finals |
| |
Oct |
2028 |
-- |
Basketball |
WNBA Finals |
| |
May |
2028 |
- |
Cycling |
111th Giro d'Italia |
| |
Jul? |
2028 |
-- |
Cycling |
XXXIX Giro Rosa (Women's Giro) |
| |
Jul |
2028 |
- |
Cycling |
115th Tour de France |
| |
Sep |
2028 |
- |
Cycling |
83th Vuelta a España |
| ?? |
Sep |
2028 |
-- |
Cycling |
XCV Road WC (Abu Dhabi, UAE) |
| |
Apr |
2028 |
- |
Golf |
Augusta Masters |
| |
May |
2028 |
- |
Golf |
PGA (San Francisco, CA) |
| |
Jun |
2028 |
- |
Golf |
US Open (Mamaroneck, NY) |
| |
Jul |
2028 |
- |
Golf |
British Open () |
| |
May? |
2028 |
-- |
Field Hockey |
European cups |
| |
Apr |
2028 |
- |
Ice Hockey |
XXVII Women's World Championships () |
| 28 |
May |
2028 |
12 May |
Ice Hockey |
91st Men's WC (Paris & Lyon, FRA) |
| |
Jun |
2028 |
-- |
Ice Hockey |
NHL Finals |
| |
May |
2028 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
European cups |
| ?? |
Sep |
2028 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
XLVIII Men's World Championships () |
| ?? |
Sep |
2028 |
-- |
Roller Hockey |
XIX Women's World Championships () |
| 30 |
Jan |
2028 |
13 Jan |
Handball |
XVIII Men's EURO (Portugal, Spain, Switzerland) |
| ?? |
Jun |
2028 |
-- |
Handball |
European cups (Cologne, GER) |
| 17 |
Dec |
2028 |
30 Nov |
Handball |
XVIII Women's EURO (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) |
| |
Sep |
2028 |
-- |
Motor |
Trials WC () |
| |
Nov |
2028 |
-- |
Motor |
79th Formula 1 WC () |
| |
Nov |
2028 |
-- |
Motor |
50th World Rally Championship () |
| |
Nov |
2028 |
-- |
Motor |
80th Motorcycling WC () |
| 30 |
Jul |
2028 |
14 Jul |
Several |
XXXIV OLYMPIC GAMES (Los Angeles, USA) |
| |
May |
2028 |
-- |
Soccer (Football) |
European cups () |
| 09 |
Jul |
2024 |
09 Jun |
Soccer (Football) |
XVIII EURO 2028 (United Kingdom & Ireland) |
| ?? |
Aug? |
2026 |
- |
Swimming |
XXXIX European Championships () |
| ?? |
Jan |
2028 |
- |
Tennis |
Australian Open |
| ?? |
Jun |
2028 |
- |
Tennis |
Roland Garros (French Open) |
| ?? |
Jul |
2028 |
- |
Tennis |
Wimbledon |
| ?? |
Sep |
2028 |
- |
Tennis |
US Open (Flushing Meadows) |
| ?? |
Nov |
2028 |
-- |
Tennis |
Billie Jean King Cup |
| ?? |
Nov |
2028 |
-- |
Tennis |
Davis Cup |
| ?? |
Oct |
2028 |
- |
Triathlon |
LI Men's & L Women's Ironman WC (Hawaii, USA) |
| ?? |
Nov |
2028 |
-- |
Triathlon |
XL WC Series Grand Final (Tauranga, NZL) |
| |
May |
2028 |
-- |
Volleyball |
European cups |
| |
Sep? |
2028 |
- |
Volleyball |
XXXV Men's EC () |
| |
Sep? |
2028 |
- |
Volleyball |
XXXV Women's EC () |
| |
May |
2028 |
-- |
Waterpolo |
European cups () |
|
Jul? |
2028 |
-- |
Waterpolo |
XXXVIII Men's EURO () |
|
Jul? |
2028 |
-- |
Waterpolo |
XXII Women's EURO () |
